“Mommy, I got something for you!"Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. "It's a pen. But not just any pen. It's a lucky pen!"He handed me the pen ______ , waiting for my reaction(反应).
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing ______ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn't realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure(珍爱)it.
I had made the decision to be a(n)______ . I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my ______ when I thought Cody wasn't listening. "What if ______ likes my writing and fail?"But Cody did ______ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. " You don't have to be afraid now, “he said. " This pen will make your ______ great and everyone will love you. "
Tears filled my eyes. Refusal(拒绝)and failure didn't seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I ______ sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt ______ already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.
In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky ______ . He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者)but Cody didn't ______ . In the end, he ______ his favourite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. Just to make ______ feel better.
I still have that pen, though it's long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling ______ , I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it's Cody who I really ______ in my life.
【小题1】 | A.easily | B.carefully | C.proudly | D.naturally |
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【小题2】 | A.strange | B.special | C.important | D.interesting |
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【小题3】 | A.teacher | B.artist | C.writer | D.inventor |
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【小题4】 | A.fear | B.hope | C.secret | D.surprise |
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【小题5】 | A.somebody | B.everybody | C.anybody | D.nobody |
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【小题6】 | A.hear | B.accept | C.expect | D.believe |
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【小题7】 | A.life | B.dream | C.stories | D.choices |
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【小题8】 | A.ever | B.never | C.even | D.once |
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【小题9】 | A.sure | B.lucky | C.brave | D.proud |
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【小题11】 | A.give up | B.try out | C.get away | D.call back |
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【小题12】 | A.found | B.kept | C.sold | D.changed |
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【小题14】 | A.nervous | B.sorry | C.angry | D.lonely |
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【小题15】 | A.respect | B.praise | C.serve | D.treasure |
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